How to deal with my children suddenly talking back and making rude comments

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A good whack on the bottom. Not sure why it hurt your feelings. You're in for a big heartache in the teen years if you don't toughen up and nip this in the bud.

But, it will not be nipped in the bud. I can already guess what culture OP is from.

[Anonymous]

Just tossing this out: what do they watch on TV? Certain shows made my kid think she could sass me; she was imitating the characters she watched. We eliminated those shows and the attitude disappeared. She's not an angel, but she's not a fresh brat anymore, either.

[Anonymous]

Why did you ask them to clean their rooms at night? Sometimes we set ourselves up for failure, OP. Start a project like this in the morning when your kids are not already fried or wanting to relax.

[Anonymous]

Or alternatively (6:19 here again), instead of telling them generally and vaguely to clean their rooms, give them a reachable goal "In ten minutes see how many clothes you can put in the laundry basket."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just tossing this out: what do they watch on TV? Certain shows made my kid think she could sass me; she was imitating the characters she watched. We eliminated those shows and the attitude disappeared. She's not an angel, but she's not a fresh brat anymore, either.

When my DD was in 1st grade she started reading the Junie B Jones books and her behavior got much worse. I banned the books.

[Anonymous]

Developmentally normal? lol Nobody in our family would ever even think of doing any of that because we would be immediately smacked for it.